Chapter 198: Saint Corpse Exposed

The yellow nest wasps were magic beasts from the Wilderness Continent.

Wasps built nests in the ground.

These yellow mud nests were usually two to three meters tall.

When the hive is in danger of being destroyed, the wasps would fuse with the hive to form one gigantic wasp.

From this giant wasp’s tail, one could still make out the form of that hive.

According to the wasp colony’s scope, the hive’s quality, the state of the wasps at time of fusion, and so on, the life level of the giant wasp could range from bronze, iron, and silver, it was inconsistent.

The highest it could attain was the gold level.

The Yellow Nest Wasp Ya Ma was ordering around was not gold level, just a silver level one.

To capture such a magic beast was quite troublesome.

Ya Ma had relied on the local beastman clan’s help and was fortunate enough to capture one alive.

Through meticulous training, this silver level Yellow Nest Wasp was the strongest of its level.

Because Ya Ma had spent a hefty sum on giving it surgery, remolding the Yellow Nest Wasp through alchemy. 

It wasn’t uncommon for alchemy to be used to magic a magic beast stronger. 

Ya Ma not only transformed the Yellow Nest Wasp’s body, but also made it produce large amounts of special small wasps.

These wasps were alchemy things and ranged from the size of a pinkie to an adult human’s fist. Their quality included those of ordinary, bronze, iron, and silver level.

Now, many of these alchemy wasps were surrounding Cang Xu, blocking any way out for him.

Most of them were ordinary level, but there were over a hundred bronze and iron level ones, along with a dozen silver level ones.

Ring of Fire.

Cang Xu used his fire path rings to conjure a ring of fire that expanded around him.

Some of the alchemy wasps were burnt away, while many of them were pushed away.

But the Ring of Fire’s power quickly diminished, and most of the wasps grew near Cang Xu.

At that moment, Zi Di nervously wished she was by Cang Xu’s side.

Despite knowing that even with her strength, the two couldn’t deal with the massive yellow wasp swarm, but her desire to share her comrade’s burdens and urge to defy a powerful enemy was growing from her heart.

The dragonman youngster was quickly rushing over.

But there was still some distance from them.

He couldn’t blink over in an instant.

“Is there no other way?” In this crisis, Cang Xu immediately prepared to cast necromancy. 

Although normally he kept himself hidden as much as possible, but in this life and death crisis, he wasn’t able to do anything else.

Without life, any possible future was beyond reach.

“If I use necromancy I still have hope!”

Cang Xu planned to brave death and risk it all. 

His body hid many ghosts in it, and when they were unleashed to deal with these alchemy wasps, it might give him a chance to escape.

However, it was only a chance.

These alchemy wasps from a certain point of view greatly restrained ghosts.

Because these wasps weren’t alive and didn’t have souls.

Ghosts targeted normal living beings and held an advantage over them. But against these alchemy wasps, that advantage didn’t exist.

But when Cang Xu was about to stake it all and expose himself, an unexpected figure joined the battle.

A person took out a small ball and smashed it into the ground.

Ding.

The small ball exploded with lightning.

The lightning looked like an inflating ballon as it quickly expanded and swept across the alchemy wasps all around them.

The wasps struck by the lightning were gravely perturbed.

The silver level ones recklessly soared about, their bodies swaying. The iron level wasps vibrated and were barely able to stay airborne. The bronze and ordinary level ones felt to the ground with a light clang.

“Move!” The person shouted, “My Electric Interference Sphere won’t last.”

Cang Xu hadn’t foreseen this happening, and he blankly stared back.

“Hong Zhu?” After he recognized them, he responded by quickly flying to them.

His savior really was Hong Zhu.

The fishman’s casting had alarmed her.

She didn’t dare dig for more treasure in the cemetery and snuck away.

After judging the situation, she immediately went to the coastline, looking for a chance to escape the island.

She first noticed Ya Ma.

Ya Ma was flying a giant ant, a chance for her to escape the island.

However, just as she wanted to strike up a conversation with Ya Ma, Ya Ma decided to find Yue Ban and invited her to deal with Cang Xu together.

Hong Zhu was excellent at stealth, and she quietly made inquiries, hearing that Cang Xu now had the Iron Lump.

Hoing Zhu had a new idea.

“Rather than dealing with Ya Ma and pay a hefty price to made her summon a flying ant, it would be better to leave the island on board the Iron Lump!”

The flying ant couldn’t content with maritime wind and waves, it could only fly for a limited time, and her safety would be in Ya Ma’s hands.

The Iron Lump could vie with rough waters and was naturally far stronger than a flying ant.

Furthermore, if Hong Zhu helped Cang Xu, taking the initiative to sell her services, then she might ride on the Iron Lump for free and even gain Cang Xu’s gratitude.

During the auction, not everyone felt malice for Cang Xu and Zi Di.

At least, not Hong Zhu.

Because Cang Xu and Zi Di had paid a hefty sum for her goods, gaining her many gold coins.

During the auction, Hong Zhu wanted to contact Cang Xu and Zi Di.

When Ya Ma saw her good time had been wrecked, she instantly turned gloomy and shouted at Hong Zhu, “Hong Zhu, what is the meaning of this?”

Yue Ban was also chasing Cang Xu.

Hong Zhu laughed as she jumped up and used a battle skill to stop Yue Ban.

“Hong Zhu, are you helping this person? Speak! What is your relationship with them?” Ya Ma

Most of the wasps that had been disabled had recovered and were coming back over.

In fact, Zi Di and Cang Xu also found it strange that this famous treasure hunter was helping them.

You know, there had been dealings between them in the past, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps had worked with Hong Zhu to hunt fish.

Zi Di and Cang Xu were currently appearing as Wisteria Merchant Alliance elders and had no such connection with Hong Zhu.

Hong Zhu laughed, “Two Eyes Island is in a desperate situation, yet you only care about your personal grudge. Say, could you be part of the fishmen or pirates?”

Hong Zhu was very forceful and threw a basin of sewage at them. 

Ya Ma turned pale.

Yue Ban shrugged her shoulders and indifferently replied, “I am a beastman, what business do I have with the humans?”

She attacked again. 

Hong Zhu blocked her.

The two were evenly matched, and for a moment, it was hard to tell who was better.

While on the other side, Cang Xu and Qing Xin teamed up to deal with Ya Ma.

Cang Xu let out a breath, feeling the pressure on him diminish.

Before this, Yue Ban charged ahead as a fighter and made it difficult for the two of them to cast spells. 

But now, with Hong Zhu pinning down Yue Ban, and Ya Ma’s summoned beast not being that wise, Cang Xu and Qing Xin were in a much better state.

Zi Di also guessed at what motivated Hong Zhu, “As a treasure hunter, Hong Zhu is perhaps thinking of using this chance to build a relationship with us.”

“We were quite prominent during the auction; everyone considered us rich and imposing.”

“When Hong Zhu goes looking for treasure in the future, she will definitely make a move.”

“But Two Eyes Island is already dying, and after this battle, no pirate will dare to sell things here.”

“This will be detrimental to Hong Zhu.

“Therefore, she decided to find an inroad in us, something that will benefit her greatly.

Zi Di communicated her guess to Cang Xu.

Cang Xu agreed with it.

But he also kept his vigilance against Hong Zhu, to prevent Hong Zhu from pulling a fast one over him.

After all, both sides didn’t understand each other.

Regardless of why Hong Zhu had decided to interfere and disrupt things, Cang Xu finally felt the crisis of exposing himself as a necromancer pass.

The Golden Flash fired another massive light beam bombardment.

The pirates loaded with valuables were specifically targeted.

The two pirate commanders, Dian Wan and Yang Cong Tou, were struck with many light beams, causing them to cough up blood.

“Quick, return to the flagship!”

“Throw most of them away, damm that Hun Tong, I must save the rest.”

When it came to their own earnings, the two silver level pirates showed complete toughness.

The equally famous Hu Li was in a much better situation than them.

Because the Applaud Pirates had stolen less, for they had wasted time. 

Zi Di also looked somewhat unsightly.

This new volley of light beams had directly penetrated the seawater, destroying many deep sea salvaging alchemy puppets.

“Wait a moment, I’ve found something.”

Zi Di surveyed the overall situation, and through the many magic images, she made out a pattern.

Her eyes flashed and a divine light seemed to appear from her, “Hun Tong is fighting the old clan elder, no one is controlling his flagship.”

“It seems the flagship is bombarding whoever it finds has the most wealth?”

“Therefore, my deep sea salvagers attracted its gaze.”

Zi Di’s discovery needed to be validated.

Meanwhile, the purple scaled fishman dragging Hai Ping’s corpse was swimming above the Deep Sea Monster Fish.

To protect Hai Ping’s corpse as much as possible, the purple scaled fishman had crushed a Pearl Bubble!

The Golden Flash didn’t detect her.

The Deep Sea Monster Fish was the same.

The Deep Sea Monster Fish’s camouflage ability was top notch and was pretending to be a piece of seafloor reef, therefore the purple scaled fishman didn’t detect anything peculiar.

“The mission will be completed.”

“When I return with Hai Ping’s corpse, the reward for this merit might cause my clerical status to rise a level!”

“This group of idiotic humans…”

The purple scaled fishman was already envisioning her beautiful future.

Then at that moment!

The Deep Sea Monster Fish’s divine artifact, the Mermaid Fairy Tale, slightly vibrated.

The camouflage around the purple scaled fishman and Hai Ping’s corpse vanished in a flash, absorbed completely by the divine artifact.

The purple scaled fishman: “!?”

Zi Di: “?!”

The Golden Flash’s Gold Eye component seemed to break for a bit, then soon exploded in a magnificent flash.

It detected Hai Ping’s corpse.

The latter’s worth exceeded all other targets!

Hai Ping had been a saint level when alive, naturally his corpse was regarded as a saint level material.

More crucially, he also contained a badly damaged god level bloodline, the Swelling Wave Fishman bloodline!

The Golden Flash’s bombardment followed its doctrine of targeting the most valuable thing, but it also discerned between friend and foe.

Merchant Alliances, mercenary corps, along with people like Cang Xu and Ya Ma weren’t targeted.

The Golden Flash mainly looked for fishmen and pirates.

Now, the most valuable target suddenly appeared.

Furthermore, the target was also being dragged by a silver level magician.

Was this tolerable?

It absolutely was not!

Thus, a moment later, the main light cannon immediately gushed with white light and a large amount of Flying Whirling Discs dove into the sea to target the purple scaled fishman.

The purple scaled fishman turned pale with fright.

Zi Di was also tense.

Because the Deep Sea Monster Fish was underneath the purple scaled fishman.